Insect Monitoring Updates June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Laura Ingwell Read More I monitor three different insect pests with pheromone traps to help make informed decisions about when to spray insecticides or take other actions for management. Trap data can be found[Read More…] Article Categories: Squash Sweet Corn Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Rely® 280 Added to Row Middle Weed Control Arsenal in Select Crops June 29, 2023 - From Issue: 722 By: Stephen Meyers Read More Earlier this year, Rely® 280 was registered for use in transplanted cantaloupe, cucumber, pepper, summer squash, tomato, and watermelon with a supplemental label. The registration allows for the use of[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Cucumbers Squash Watermelon Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Herbicide Weed Management
Small Farm Education Field Day, July 27, 2023 April 5, 2023 - From Issue: 716 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More The 2022 Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day was a big success. Nearly 72% of attendees reported that they learned something new. Nearly half indicated they plan to adopt recommended[Read More…] Article Categories: Beans (Green, Wax, Snap) Beets Carrots Onions Cabbage Cucumbers Squash Eggplant Peppers Potatoes Tomato Lettuce Article Tags: Education Field Day Small Farms
Midwest Vegetable Trial Reports. A Great Resource for Growers. April 4, 2023 - From Issue: 716 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More The Midwest Vegetable Trial Report series includes reports of applied research relevant to vegetable and melon production in the midwestern U.S. The purpose of the series is to publish results[Read More…] Article Categories: Lettuce Peppers Tomato Pumpkins Squash Watermelon Strawberry Article Tags: Artificial Soils and Hydroponics Greenhouses & High Tunnels Reports Trials Varieties
Small Farm Education Field Day – July 27, 2023 March 15, 2023 - From Issue: 715 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More The 2022 Purdue Small Farm Education Field Day was a big success. Nearly 72% of attendees reported that they learned something new. Nearly half indicated they plan to adopt recommended[Read More…] Article Categories: Beans (Green, Wax, Snap) Beets Carrots Garlic Onions Cabbage Cucumbers Squash Eggplant Peppers Potatoes Tomato Swiss Chard Article Tags: Field Day Small Farms
Planning on Growing Summer Squash this Summer? March 14, 2023 - From Issue: 715 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More I conducted a summer squash (zucchini) variety trial at the Throckmorton Purdue Agriculture Center/Meigs Horticulture Facility, Lafayette, IN, a few years ago (Figures 1 & 2). We evaluated ten[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash
Selecting Vegetable Varieties for your Farm February 22, 2023 - From Issue: 714 By: Petrus Langenhoven Are you still thinking about varieties for the upcoming season? Purdue has been keeping a record of vegetable variety trials in the Midwest since 1999. The Midwest Vegetable Trial Report[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucumbers Pumpkins Squash Watermelon Peppers Sweet Corn Article Tags: Production Management Varieties
What Happened to the Winter Squash? September 15, 2022 - From Issue: 712 By: Wenjing Guan Read More For a few years, I participated in the Squash Hunger Trial led by Dr. Annette Wszelaki, where we grew a wide range of winter squashes at multiple states. One year,[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Harvesting and Postharvest Insect and Mite Management
Tips for Harvest and Postharvest of Pumpkin and Winter Squash September 15, 2022 - From Issue: 712 By: Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel Read More Pumpkin and winter squash should be harvested fully mature to reach their optimal quality and fulfill their potential shelf live. Characters indicating fruit maturity include loss of rind surface gloss,[Read More…] Article Categories: Pumpkins Squash
Looking for Squash Vine Borer (SVB) Trapping Collaborators May 5, 2022 - From Issue: 703 By: Laura Ingwell Read More While it is not so much of a problem on large farms, with many acres of cucurbits, small farms and organic growers tend to be the most impacted by this[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Pumpkins Squash
